Crosscurrents is KALW Public Radio's award-winning news magazine, broadcasting Mondays through Thursdays on 91.7 FM. We make joyful, informative stories that engage people across the economic, social, and cultural divides in our community.
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Today, we attend a class where students use fruit to learn how to give abortions. Then, a three decade fundraising tradition comes to an end. We go on the road with the very last AIDS LifeCycle ride. -
CrosscurrentsToday, actor Fred Pitts from “The Book of Will," all about Shakespeare's friends. Then, middle school kids talk to a billionaire. And, short stories that really pack a punch. -
CrosscurrentsToday, the filmmaker of “The Masquerade.” Then, a KALW’s DJ’s brings us that gettin-ready-to-go-out energy. And, a singer/songwriter looks back at his early days in the bay. -
CrosscurrentsToday it's all about Bay Area basketball. The WNBA’s first Asian-American coach is hungry to win. Then, a muralist inspired by the dream of playing big league basketball. -
CrosscurrentsSan Francisco icon Phyllis Lyon was a lesbian activist and trailblazer for gay rights. In her final years, a community of people supported her without her knowing. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we explore the human-machine ecosystem. Then, the new executive director of the Bay Area Book Festival. And, we hear why unhoused people use “street names.” -
CrosscurrentsToday, you’re invited to witness the first ever, Uncuffed Wedding. We’ll go behind prison walls to celebrate the love of one of our incarcerated producers. -
CrosscurrentsToday, seeking refuge in Black Horror and Afro-Futurism. Then, the directors of “Freaky Tales.” And, authors who are looking into the near future with their fiction. -
CrosscurrentsToday, we’re getting ready for San Francisco’s Carnaval! Then, poetry to help us face the truth of climate change. -
CrosscurrentsHow three unhoused plaintiffs in Berkeley are using the Americans with Disabilities Act to fight against encampment sweeps. And, authors writing for the younger generation.
